Input, Output and Storage Devices

Input, Output and Storage Devices

1. Storage

   • Solid State Drive
     • An ssd works by having flash storage which stores data evan if it has no power Most of the time itll use a SATA port to interract with the Device. if you have multipule SSD's Theyll work in a raid there are multipul raids all doing different Thing. the flash storage will ware ot and itll slow down and will cause data loss
   • Usb
     • Basicly its just a small ssd with a usb interface
   • Hard drive
     • The way a hard drive works is that there is a mechanical disk spinning round inside the drive Which spins round and an arm will read and write data Using magnets
   • Cloud
     • Its a network attached storage and its uses an array HDD or a Raid of SSD
   • RAM
     • To store what ever you want on Random acses memory youll have to go through some third party software But it is faster than any of the other ones
   • CD
     • The reader and writer of the CD will have a laser that will Read and write thing to the disc
   • Floppy disk
     • Its a bit like a hard drive were There is a disk inside the Floppy Which records the data

2. Output

   • Moniter
     • There are many different ways a moniter works but most of them work by turning on individual leds to the colours from the graphics card
   • Speaker
     • It will read sound waves and it will make vibrations according to the wave form
   • Printer
     • A printer works by reading the file its printing and puts down ink with an arm onto the paper
   • Projecter
     • It shines light based on the file its showing
   • Laser
     • A laser cutter works by
   • LED
     • It is 1 or 0 on or off so if it is a 1 than it is on and if it is 0 than it is off
   • Plotter
     • The same a printer but bigger
   • Rumble pack
     • Itll do an output (Vibration) based on the input so if your shot in a game youll feel a vibration
   • Headphone
     • Basicly the same as a speaker but smaller
   • Robot
     • A robot works by turning on moters based on what the computer or controller says or what the sensors input into the robot

3. Input

   • Mouse
     • Itll take Inputs from the censor (Laser or optical) from where it is and itll put it into your GPU or CPU
   • Keyboard
     • Itll send an input based on what button you press they are all different and you have keycaps thatll show you what each button does
   • Microphone
     • It records the soud waves in the area and will convert them into Data and send it to a storage device
   • Touch screen
     • It takes input based on were you finger or object with capacitance and will send the location back to the system
   • Drawing tablet
     • It send inputs to the system based on the location and pressur being put on the tablet base and sends it to a drawing programm
   • Webcam
     • It will capture the light through the lense and save it as a video
   • Button
     • It has to states 0 (off) 1 (on) That is sent to the computer
   • Trackball
     • it'll send inputs based on the balls rotation
   • Joystick
     • You move it and it presses buttons
   • Touchpad

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